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Muhammad Ali was known simply as 'The Greatest,' though he once admitted there was a fighter he considered to be even greater still.
They said, he just won, they counted to 10," said former middleweight champion Gene Fullmer about Sugar Ray Robinson on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. "Pound for pound, the best." ...
Oscar De La Hoya was once the biggest star in the sport of boxing and has since joined legends of the sport in the Hall of Fame. He believes one man stands ...
You might wonder, what does this have to do with ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson refusing the Mafia’s offer to throw his 1945 fight against Jake LaMotta? But here’s the thing—it had everything to ...
In over a century of professional boxing, legends like Jack Dempsey, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Muhammad Ali have etched their ...
Even after capturing Olympic gold, Leonard wasn’t supposed to become a famous professional boxer in the mold of his other inspired name, “Sugar Ray,” a tribute to Robinson. Ray’s plan was ...
"Pound for pound, the best." The claim has been used to describe many boxers, but it was invented for Sugar Ray Robinson. Never mind the weight class. When it came to boxing, Robinson was as good ...